---
title: "RS-3 zone in Dawson Creek: Manufactured Housing Zone"
place: Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/dawson-creek
zone: RS-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/rs-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/rs-3.json"
---

# RS-3 zone in Dawson Creek: Manufactured Housing Zone

Main uses: community care facility, manufactured home, single detached dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** community care facility; manufactured home; single detached dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory building or structure; accessory dwelling unit; backyard beekeeping; backyard hen keeping; bed and breakfast; home occupation; secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units per parcel; 1 principal dwelling; 3 residential buildings (community care facility excluded)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (accessory dwelling units 8.0 m)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 2.1 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, interior side 0.9 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 0.6 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings and structures on the same parcel must be at least 1.5 m apart; Principal building and accessory dwelling unit must be at least 3.0 m wide

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4625, 2026 (Consolidated), s. 8](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/143791#page=54) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Dawson Creek: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/zoning/rs-3/_